Gravity is also a "Theory"

Many times I have argued with people over the Theory of Evolution. Sometimes they make an intelligent point or two. For the most part, however, people are simply confused by their own lack of understanding. For example they equate the scientific use of the word "theory" to something that is just an unproven, unsupported idea that is not based on a group of laws and principals and other things called "facts."

It is a very simply confusion... but it is a confusion surrounding their understanding of the English language and its many diverse meanings and uses. When this occurs I like to refute them with an equally simple point: Gravity, otherwise known as "The Theory of Gravitation," would also stand to be refuted. Example: "Evolution is just a theory, it isn't fact." "Wow really? Gravity is also a Theory and if not a fact... I can fly!" At this point we would all begin to float away and I would rightfully admit my mistake and see the heavenly light.

Thanks to The Onion these thoughts have been put together as a hilarious article:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512

My personal favorite aspect of the article is how the "Intelligent Falling" proponents main argument is that science still cannot explain how gravity works. This is true and it parallels identical arguments about evolution. You can know absolutely every aspect about something in nature, but if you can't answer the "how/why" question God proponents are so quickly to press, then everything else is for naught. Obviously they have the answer though, their "how/why" explanation is always "God did it," "God willed it," or "Jesus made it." Oh okay, I'm sorry, your right. Those Bibles are just chock full 'O facts, eh?

He just Pinched out a Dirty Bomb!

The following is a (hilarious) excerpt from this Rolling Stone article about one FBI anti-terrorism task force in Chicago:

The two officers tell me about a close call at the Taste of Chicago food festival last year. Millions attend the annual street feast, with Chicago-style sausage and pizza and tamales on sale in booths along the lakefront. As with all major public events, the JTTF helped plan the security profile. A JHAT —a Joint Hazardous Assessment Team —set up at the festival, dotting the area with devices that detect signs of a chemical or biological or radiological attack. Suddenly, one of the devices went off: There was a radiological hit on one of the sniffers near a row of porta-potties. For an hour, the JHAT frantically tried to determine if Chicago had been struck by a "dirty bomb" —a weapon that spreads lethal radioactive material mixed with conventional explosives. Finally, after an anxious hour, the hit was traced to a particular outhouse —and the cause of the positive alert was determined.

"Someone who had chemotherapy had just done a poop," DeRosa says.

As always I am delighted to hear of the appropriate measures being taken by the United States Government in the name of our security.

Don't Fuck this up, Democrats

Barack Obama stands a better chance of beating John McCain than Hillary Clinton does. That is the bottom line, that is what I and others have been saying since the race reached this stage, and that is what the evidence in this video backs up:



Listen Democrats, you have been ball-less fuck-ups for long enough... actually managing to earn a lower approval rating for Congress than our Neanderthal of a president. I like to presume this is because you don't have the gall to impeach but that is likely wishful thinking.

Shall I repeat the bottom line? If Clinton and McCain go head to head, the (bigoted, war-mongering, economy crushing) Republicans will actually have a fighting chance. Let us deprive them of even that small hope?

Nerd Alert!

Ever hear of a "yottabyte" before? Neither had I until today:




CrAzY people! The fact that things like this get me excited or amazes me makes me a pretty sad little nerd.

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Barack Obama a.k.a. Superman

This is not the first aw inspiring speech from, hopefully, the next President Mr. Barack Obama. Shivers, I get goosebumps... Obama consistently takes the high road. He won't play dirty because it is beneath him. He is honest, straight forward and goodhearted (and pretty)... all things Hillary fails to achieve (evil ugly wench):



That is a man I hope to one day call my President.

I <3 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.